Word: fervor
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...failure. His turning the money-changers out of the temple in Jerusalem first opened the eyes of the people to the new reformer. And His subsequent work proved Him to be no inconsequential dreamer, but a practical leader of men." Dr. Hale preached about twenty minutes with considerable fervor, and his hearers were benefited by his earnest words. The music for the evening was up to the usual standard of excellence. The anthems were "I will sing of Thy Power," by Sullivan, and Novello's "Incline Thy Ear." In the absence of Mr. Locke, Mr. L. S. Thompson played...
...News is mistaken. We will do nothing of the sort. The playing of the freshmen during the last week has been such as to breathe new courage into any one who might have believed that they were past redemption. In fact the whole eleven seem to have imbibed the fervor and enthusiasm of the recent festivities, and to have settled down to work with all the determination of a typical Yale eleven. In truth, we have heard the last of the accusation, "lack of sand," which has been so thoughtlessly hurled at the members of the ninety foot-ball team...
...students exercises Dr. F. G. Peabody prayed with great fervor...
...Winthrop spoke with fervor of the festivities of fifty years ago, and eulogized "that young Henry Vane who presided over the little General Court of Massachusetts as Governor of the Commonwealth in that year, 1636, at the time the vote was passed endowing and founding and establishing this college...
...base-ball championship is to come to Harvard this year. It would be inexcusable, if the nine should lose the championship by dropping a game to one of the smaller colleges. The support of an enthusiastic audience is necessary at all games, and we hope that the fervor of the examination period will not prevent a goodly attendance on Holmes this afternoon...